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Record Number: 3970 Author(s)/Creator(s): Thomas , Susanne Sara. Contributor(s): Title: What the Man of Law Can't Say: The Buried Legal Argument of the Wife of Bath's "Prologue" [argues that the poem comments on the struggle over law among king, parliament, bureaucrats, and peasants; it supports the legal authority of the oral over the written]. Source: Chaucer Review 31, 3 ( 1997): Pages 256 - 271. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Charters and Diplomatics in Literature Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Wife of Bath's Prologue Law in Literature Literature- Verse Peasants' Revolt in England (1381) Rhetoric Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Louisiana State University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00092002

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